535 new fast radio bursts help answer deep questions about the universe and shed light on these mysterious cosmic events
- Written by Emmanuel Fonseca, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, West Virginia University
Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts are getting more attention from astronomers.ESO/M. Kornmesser, CC BY-SAOn June 9, 2021, my colleagues and I announced the discovery of 535 fast radio bursts that we detected using the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment telescope (CHIME). Detected in 2018...